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• Cargneluti
  ...he piston during the intake stroke to go down faster than during the power stroke.
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• Lancia V4 engine
  ...aluminum design. All three displacements shared the same long 120 mm stroke, and all were [[SOHC]] designs with a single camshaft serving both banks of ...|Artena]]. Bore was set at 82.55 mm as in the 2.6 L Lambda, but stroke was reduced to a more conventional 90 mm. Total displacement was 1927
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• Four-stroke
  ...ne]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Four-stroke cycle
  ...ne]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]
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• Camshaft
  ...exhaust, they must be opened and closed at the appropriate time during the stroke of the piston. For this reason, the camshaft is connected to the [[cranksha ...rotates at the same rate as the crankshaft. In a [[four-stroke cycle|four-stroke engine]], the valves are opened only half as often; thus, two full rotation
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• Four stroke cycle
  ...ne]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right||Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)]]
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• Firing order
  The numbers are usually cast on the [[cylinder head]] or the intake [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]] or the [[poppet valve|valve] |Saab two-stroke engine
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• Two stroke
  ...iston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be arranged to start and run in either direction. Two-stroke engines are used most among the smallest and largest reciprocating powerpla
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• Opposed piston engine
  ...roke cycle]] Diesel engines. Some attempts were made to build non-diesel 4-stroke engines, but as there is no cylinder head, the bad location of the valves a ...upper crankshaft serves the exhaust pistons, and the lower crankshaft the intake pistons. In designs using multiple cylinder banks, such as the [[Junkers Ju
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• Poppet valve
  ..., [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) Valves, (P) [[Piston]], (R) [[Connecting ''Poppet valves'' are used in most [[piston engine]]s to open and close the intake and exhaust [[cylinder head porting|ports]] in the [[cylinder head]]. The v
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• Lamborghini V10
  ; Cylinders : Bore × stroke 82.5 mm x 92.8 mm (0.89 ratio), 496 cc/cylinder, aluminium block with integ ...chain driven camshafts, continuously variable valve timing system both for intake and exhaust
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...iston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two-stroke engines can be arranged to start and run in either direction. [[Image:Arbeitsweise Zweitakt.gif|center|thumb|500px|A two-stroke engine with an expansion pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pres
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine
  ...y utilising a "wasted spark" system, where - between the exhaust and inlet stroke of each pistons "partner" - a useless spark occurs, this may improve emissi ...der normal operation, the [[Variator|Camshaft Phase Variator]] and the air intake Variable Inlet Control on the 1.8 and 2.0 litre versions.
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• Crankshaft
  ...ts to a [[flywheel]], to reduce the pulsation characteristic of the [[four stroke cycle]], and sometimes a torsional or vibrational damper at the opposite en ...es as current [[Honda]] engines are classified as long-stroke, in that the stroke is larger than the diameter of the [[cylinder bore]]. In production [[V eng
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• Amisa
  In 1946, Peter Vassena designed a 125 cc two-stroke with the intake rotary valve small horizontal cylinder engine mounted on the frame and AMIS
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• Lancia motorcycle
  ...al gears, a two-stroke engine, with air suction in the crankcase where the intake air is pure was to help to keep the gas cool in the cylinder with the aim o
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• Ferrari Dino engine
  ...ari Dino#286 SP|286 SP]]. The latter had a 90 mm bore and 75 mm stroke for 2863 cc and 260 hp (194 kW). ...anifold|intake tracts]]. The Ferraris were convinced that a freer-flowing intake could result in more power, so a new design was called for.
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• CBR
  ...arberis and Ruba by starting to produce a patented bike, with a 250 cc two-stroke engine and a direct drive transmission belt. According to the advertising o ...presented a new model with a 500 cc engine, with a carburetor with the air intake around the cylinder, to preheat the air. It had a Ruthardt magneto ignition
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• Aprilia RS125
  ...plica sport production motorcycle. It is powered by a single cylinder [[2-stroke]], [[Nikasil]] coated aluminium cylinder block, liquid cooled 124.8cc [[Rot Aprilia has had many Grand Prix victories in the 125cc and 250cc 2-stroke classes. With years of racing experience, Aprilia has released a new versi
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• Ducati Pantah
  ...[camshaft]]s, and a plain bearing [[crankshaft]]. It had the same bore and stroke as the old 500 racer, 74 mm x 58 mm, but the head had a 60 degree Enthusiasts found the final gearing too tall, and the intake and exhaust restrictive. If you changed those for higher flow items, and lo
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• GM High Feature engine
  ...oil-jet capability, forged crankshaft and connecting rods, [[VLIM|variable intake]], and [[electronic throttle control]]. It was developed by the same intern ...ly or both inlet and exhaust. Selected models also do not include variable intake. On the [[GM Lambda platform|Lambda]] crossover SUVs ([[Saturn Outlook]], [
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• VR6 engine
  ...eft bank camshaft operates the left bank exhaust valves and the right bank intake valves. This is most similar to a [[DOHC]] Inline-6 engine. ...ck who redesigned it and offered it as the Schrick VGI ("Variable Geometry Intake").
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• Engine knocking
  ...can reach it, combusting suddenly before the optimum moment of the [[four-stroke cycle]]. The resulting shockwave reverberates in the combustion chamber cr * Adding water in the form of vapor in the air intake.
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• Connecting rod
  ..., [[four stroke cycle]], DOHC piston engine. (E) Exhaust [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) [[poppet valve|Valve]]s, (P) [[Piston]], ...ere the [[cylinder head]] fastens; thus, for a given cylinder block longer stroke, giving greater [[engine displacement]] and power, requires a shorter conne
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• Aprilia RS50
  |Engine || 50cc Single cylinder two-stroke, liquid cooled ...[motorcycle]] made by [[Aprilia]]. It is powered by a single cylinder [[2-stroke]] aluminium cylinder block, liquid cooled 50cc AM6 engine. The bike is popu
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• Combustion chamber
  ...h air/fuel mixture and will thus reduce the power potential of each firing stroke.
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• Aprilia RS250
  |Engine || Liquid cooled,249 cc,2-stroke,90-degree V-Twin Aprilia RS250 is 2-stroke 249 cc [[sport bike]] made by Italian bike manufacturer,Aprilia.
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• Bandini 1000 V
  * [[Running (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 68 [[mm]] ...to increase the strength of air downward, defining more decisively the air-intake that appears even more squared and acquires a much wider outlet. The rear p
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• Jake brake
  ...[[camshaft]] to open a second exhaust valve at the top of the compression stroke. The stem of this valve telescopes during normal operation so the valve rem
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• Engine tuning
  ...s and [[piston]]s, or by "stroking" - using a [[crankshaft]] with a longer stroke (in combination with pistons of shorter [[compression height]], to maintain * Using larger bored, smoother, less contorted intake and exhaust [[manifold (automotive engineering)|manifold]]s. This helps mai
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• Solenoid
  ...to the [[piston]] by a rod that passes through the centre of one end. To stroke the solenoid pressure is applied to one end of the device, while the other
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• Compression ratio
  ...the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its stroke. ...in the combustion chamber). When the piston has moved up to the top of its stroke inside the cylinder, and the remaining volume inside the head or combustion
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• Balbo
  ...ifferential. A prominent styling feature was an American-style chrome 'jet-intake' ornament on the nose. It did nothing the [[Fiat Topolino]] was not alread
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• Bandini 1000 P
  * [[Running (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 68 [[mm]] The headlights arrears, the air-intake and squared prominent, give the impression of being faced with a car that w
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...''Internal combustion piston engine''' <br>Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. <br> '''I''' - Intake camshaft<br>
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• Bandini 1000 Turbo
  * [[Running (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 51 [[mm]] ...ust above a thin optical groups shaped and arrears compared to central air-intake thereby helping to draw to mind the car with wheels discoveries.
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• Multi-valve
  ...exhaust'' of combustion products. Adding more valves improves the flow of intake and exhaust gases, potentially improving combustion efficiency, power, and
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• Bandini 1300
  * [[Running (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 55.5 [[mm]] Compared to younger sister, the air-intake on the front and venting, are less pronounced, however the rear wing, monop
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• Four-cylinder
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ..., reciprocating internal combustion engines the fundamental theory for two-stroke engines was established by [[Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot|Sadi Carnot]] in
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• Fuel injection
  ...zzle under high pressure, but a carburetor relies on the vacuum created by intake air rushing through it to add the fuel to the airstream. ...ted with fuel injection, such as better [[atomization]] of the fuel in the intake (constant-choke carburetors have poor atomization at low air speeds, needin
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• MV Agusta F4 series
  ...four cylinder, 4 stroke, dohc, 16 radial valves, bore 76.0 mm (2.99 in) x stroke 55 mm (2.2 in), capacity 998 cc (60.8 in³), max. power 128 kW (174 hp) @ 1 The F4 engine is a liquid cooled inline four cylinder (4 stroke) with two overhead camshafts (DOHC), 16 radial valves, electronic multipoin
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• Ferrari F50
  ...tion: Natural, with Variable Length Intake Manifold via butterfly valve in Intake Manifold<br> Intake Manifold: Carbon Fiber<br>
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• Ducati 996
  ...ve per cylinder [[desmodromic valve|desmodromic]], liquid cooled<br>Bore x stroke: 98&nbsp;mm x 66&nbsp;mm<br>Compression Ratio: 11.5:1 ...p) as against the SPS’s 92.4 kW (124 bhp) the 996 was built with a new air intake system with two [[fuel injector]]s per cylinder. A new [[airbox]] and a dis
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• Bandini 1000
  * [[Running (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 68 [[mm]] ...rrani initially and later in [[aluminium alloys | Light]] Amadori. The air-intake front, close and rounded side is purely aesthetic and are functional the fo
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• Exhaust pipe
  === Two-stroke engines === ...pump]] that squeezes more air and fuel into the cylinder during the intake stroke. This provides greater power and fuel efficiency.
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• Bandini 1100
  * [[Bore]] and [[race (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 68 mm x 75 mm ...[emblem]] enlarging section [[hyperboloid]] making and emphasizing the air-intake at the centre of the bonnet. The sides and the doors and shall not affect t
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ..., reciprocating internal combustion engines the fundamental theory for two-stroke engines was established by [[Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot|Sadi Carnot]] in ...tlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] in the 1870's developed the [[four-stroke cycle]] (Otto cycle) engine.
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• Bandini s.p. 1000
  * [[Running (mechanical) | Stroke]]: 68 [[mm]] The body is composed of a front with air-intake low, square and very large, with a large vent hot air in front for the pass
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...roke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br />2. compression<br />3. power<br />4. exhaust]] ...el mixture could be sucked or blown in during the first part of the intake stroke. The most significant distinction between '''modern internal combustion eng
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